Record-breaking heat expected across UK this week, says Met Office
The hot weather may eclipse a previous June record set in Southampton in 1976 and Camden, London, in 1957. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe hot weather may eclipse a previous June record set in Southampton in 1976 and Camden, London, in 1957. “The combination of heat and humidity will be oppressive and bring impacts across society from public health and infrastructure, to power and water supplies.”View image in fullscreenPeople enjoy a walk in Dunsden, Oxfordshire on Sunday.
- ▪The hot weather may eclipse a previous June record set in Southampton in 1976 and Camden, London, in 1957.
- ▪Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe hot weather may eclipse a previous June record set in Southampton in 1976 and Camden, London, in 1957.
- ▪“The combination of heat and humidity will be oppressive and bring impacts across society from public health and infrastructure, to power and water supplies.”View image in fullscreenPeople enjoy a walk in Dunsden, Oxfordshire on Sunday.
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The hot weather may eclipse a previous June record set in Southampton in 1976 and Camden, London, in 1957. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe hot weather may eclipse a previous June record set in Southampton in 1976 and Camden, London, in 1957. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersUK weatherRecord-breaking heat expected across UK this week, says Met OfficeHealth alerts are in place as very high humidity adds to danger of heat stress for the most vulnerableHannah Devlin Science correspondentSun 21 Jun 2026 11.04 EDTFirst published on Sun 21 Jun 2026 08.42 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Met Office has expanded its extreme heat warning for the UK, predicting record-breaking highs of 38C (100.4F) this week.The Met Office forecasts that extremely high…
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